Section 68: Offences and penalties

68. Offences and penalties (1) Any person who— (a) develops any land without, or in breach of, a development permit; (Para. (a) not in operation.) (b) develops land into a morcellement without obtaining a development permit or a morcellement certificate required under this Act; (Para. (b) not in operation.) (c) fails to comply with a make safe notice under section 33 (6); (Para. (c) not in operation.) (d) contravenes an order issued under section 48; (Para. (d) not in operation.) (e) contravenes a stop development notice under section 50; or (Para. (e) not in operation.) (f) contravenes section 67, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 2 million rupees or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both. (2) Any person who commits an offence under section 58 (6) shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 10,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year. (Subsec. (2) not in operation.) (3) The Court may, in addition to any penalty, order the pulling down or removal of any building or other form of development, at the expense of the offender. (Subsec. (3) not in operation.)